August OSA News

ART WITHOUT PASSPORTS SERIES:  Thursday, August 16, 6:30pm "En Plein Air,"  Greg Lewis The French term En Plein Air, or "in the open air" refers to drawings and paintings that are completed on location outdoors. This presentation will explore the experience of what the eye sees and the heart and hand express. The act of painting outdoors has allured artists for centuries to heighten the visual senses, producing either a quick study painting, or a finished work of art. Among the notable plein-air artists are Claude Monet, Mary Cassatt, Winslow Homer, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Vincent Van Gogh, and Winston Churchill, just to name a few. IN THE GALLERY The OSA Gallery is free and open to the public:  Monday - Saturday, 1 - 4 pm plus special reception hours as announced in exhibit listings   First Annual Plein Air Portland Show juror:  Sarkis Antikajian continues through August 30 OSA's first annual exhibit focused on plein air painting,  featuring recent works created outdoors in Oregon and Washington. CLASSES   Classes scheduled for   August 13 - 18   are listed below.  See additional class information by clicking on the name of each weekday in the list. Classes are open to current OSA members.  Join or renew your membership

MONDAY,  8/13: Botanical Drawing Janet Parker 1 - 4 pm Open Studio No sessions 8/6 - 20.  Next session 8/27   TUESDAY,  8/14: no classes scheduled   WEDNESDAY,  8/15: Pastels Susan Kuznitsky 10 :30 am - 1:30 pm Oil Painting: Still Life and Other Subjects Dorothy Fitzgerald 1 - 4 pm THURSDAY,  8/16: Intermediate Watercolors Anji Grainger 9:30 am - 12:30 pm Classical Figure Drawing, Adults and Kids Draw Together Randall Vemer 1 - 4 pm   FRIDAY,  8/17: Life Drawing Open Studio facilitator: Randall Vemer 10 am - 1 pm   SATURDAY,  8/18: Oil Painting: Still Life and All Other Subjects Dorothy Fitzgerald 10 am - 1 pm

WORKSHOPS Ten Approaches to Drawing and How to Turn a Strong Drawing into a Stunning Painting Ruth Buchanan August 11 - 13  (Saturday- Monday) $295 Explore how a strong drawing can be turned into a stunning painting. Strengthen your natural drawing style and confidence through considering several approaches to looking at and rendering subjects. additional details and registration information Oregon Society of Artists 2185 SW Park Place Portland, Oregon 97205 oregonsa@gmail.com 503-228-0706